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GDOT construction crews will reduce the number of lanes on the I-285 westbound exit ramp to Roswell Road beginning at 9 p.m. March 5 through 5 a.m. March 7. (Courtesy GDOT)

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nurse Jennifer Ulloa administers a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the County's vaccination clinic in Whispering Pines, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)

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DeKalb County Chief Superior Court Judge Asha Jackson. SPECIAL PHOTO

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Gov. Brian Kemp is the first to take advantage of a new law Republicans pushed through the General Assembly that allows him and some legislative leaders to set up "leadership committees," funds that can collect unlimited contributions from donors and also take donations while the Legislature is in session. (Clay Teague/The Macon Telegraph via AP)

Kemp the first to set up newly legal unlimited donation committee

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Joshua Elam stands near packed boxes full of his belongings at his residence in Decatur. Elam is facing eviction from the house he has been renting for two years. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Federal rental aid trickles out as thousands in Georgia face eviction

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The former Piggly Wiggly in Talbotton, Ga. Credit: Patricia Murphy, AJC

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Volunteer Luck Atkins (L) help parents register for children for school during the Family Fun Day at John Lewis Invictus Academy Saturday, July 24, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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A Louisiana father was shot to death earlier this week after confronting an armed teenager who used a ladder to sneak inside his home to visit his underage daughter, according to police.
Dezmon Hamilton, 34, died from multiple gunshot wounds after an apparent shootout with the boy, identified by police as 17-year-old Nicholas Mcquirter, who was also wounded but survived.

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Georgia House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) makes remarks during a Special Committee on Election Integrity committee meeting at the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta on March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

Georgia GOP takeover bid of Fulton County’s election system advances

May 30, 2020 - Atlanta - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a 9pm curfew as protests continued for a second day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Saturday, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Jolt: Politics unmasked after new COVID restrictions: ‘NO WAY!’ says GOP

Some Fulton County voters waited hours to cast their ballots in the Georgia primary in June 9, one of the reasons Georgia Republican lawmakers have cited in seeking a performance review of the county's elections chief, Richard Barron. The review is the first step in a process that could lead to a state takeover of Fulton's elections. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Capitol Recap: Georgia moves closer to takeover of Fulton elections

May 27, 2021 Sandy Springs - Aerial photo shows construction site of I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs on Tuesday, May 27, 2021. The view is looking south on Georgia 400, with I-285 passing left to right in the image and Atlanta skyline on the horizon. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Metro Atlanta: Get ready for a decade of road construction

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the media before health care workers received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine outside the Chatham County Health Department on Dec. 15, 2020 in Savannah, Ga. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images/TNS)

Facing rising coronavirus cases, Kemp wants to stay the course

Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion of Plant Vogtle remains underway but the company's parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company, on Thursday announced more delays, something it has done repeatedly this year alone, as well as nearly a half billion dollars in additional costs for its share of of the project. The project is already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Georgia Power discloses more Vogtle nuclear delays, big extra costs

FILE - In this June 22, 2021, file photo Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., joined at right by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks with reporters before a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Jolt: Federal election bill still alive, with Warnock at center of talks

Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde's description of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as "no insurrection" continues to be criticized by Democrats. Screenshot via YouTube.

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Joshua Elam stands near packed boxes full of his belongings at his residence in Decatur. Elam is facing eviction from the house he has been renting for two years. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Kanye West will follow up an appearance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22 with a new one Aug. 5 The rapper is holding a second listening party for his upcoming album "Donda" at the home of the Atlanta Falcons.

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Rick Springfield performed before thousands of people in Brookhaven on Friday evening.

Thousands flock to Brookhaven festival seeking good music, normalcy

Calvin Watts was confirmed as the new superintendent for Gwinnett County Public Schools by the board of education at July 30, 2021 at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Georgia. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Second grade teacher Temica Cook interacts with her students during the Atlanta Public Schools' Summer Academic Recovery Academy at Cascade Elementary School in Atlanta on June 2, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Teacher vacancies in metro Atlanta schools not as severe as feared

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Atlanta City Hall delays full reopening as COVID-19 delta variant spreads

A 16-year-old employee was fired from Urban Air Adventure Park in Snellville after printing a racial slur on a Black man's receipt. (Courtesy Google Maps)

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At A.G. Rhodes, a nonprofit that operates three nursing homes in metro Atlanta, all employees are required to get the vaccine by Oct. 1, unless they have a medical or religious exemption. Currently about 60 percent of A.G. Rhodes employees are vaccinated. Deke Cateau, chief executive of A.G. Rhodes, calls the mandate a "moral imperative." (Photo courtesy of A.G. Rhodes)

Georgia health systems hesitate to mandate vaccines

Gene Twiggs lives with his wife, who is resting after a cardiology appointment earlier in the day Wednesday, at the Silver Comet Village in Powder Springs and is concerned about the current financial situation the owners of the facility. The Twiggs moved from Dallas, Georgia to the senior center in April and are concerned that the property may go into foreclosure. The sister building in the Village is for assisted living and memory care residents; despite receiving certificate of occupancy in April, the building remains empty. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Residents of another senior living home shaken by prospect of foreclosure

Frank Carroll, former resident at Tranquil Gardens, stands in his new room at Brickmont of Acworth, an Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care facility. Tranquil Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Acworth abruptly announced it was closing its doors, giving the 27 residents and their families less than 72 hours to make other arrangements. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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While real dogwoods aren't in bloom in August in Atlanta, this sculpture in Piedmont Park ensures there are some blossoms for the Atlanta Dogwood Festival to be held Aug. 6-Aug. 8. The pandemic forced the festival this year to be rescheduled from its usual time in April.

Dogwood Festival moves to summer spot for 2021

Joe Alterman, jazz pianist and executive director of the music and culture festival called Neranenah, recorded a live album at the Birdland jazz club last year to be released in August. Photo: Anna Yatskevich

Atlanta music festival bounces back from COVID; Joe Alterman bounces with it

The most valuable medals come from the very first Olympics in modern times, held in Greece in 1896. This first-place medal sold for $180,111 in a July sale by RR Auction of Boston. Photo: courtesy RR Auction

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San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane moves the puck against the Arizona Coyotes March 26, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. The NHL says it will investigate an allegation made by Kane’s wife that he bets on his own games and has intentionally tried to lose for gambling profit. (Rick Scuteri/AP)

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Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) leads the offense in running sprints at the conclusion of the fourth day of training camp practice Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Flowery Branch. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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